Windows 7: User Account Password - Change from WinRE

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This tutorial will help you remove the existing user account password and set up a new password incase you have forgotten the user password using WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment)

1. Boot to WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment).

2. Click on the Command Prompt option.



3. Type the following commands and press enter after each one:

• C:
• CD Windows\system32
• ren cmd.exe cmd.old
• ren magnify.exe cmd.exe
• ren cmd.old magnify.exe

4. Restart computer.

5. Click on Easy of Access centre left side bottom à Choose Magnify option.

6. A Command prompt opens up

7. Type: net user administrator /active:yes and press enter.

8. Restart the computer.

9. Logon on to the "Administrator" account, and then using User Accounts page in the Control Panel, remove or change the password of the other account.

10. Type Magnify.exe in Start Menu search box and press enter and open it.

11. Command prompt opens up

12. Type: net user administrator /active:no and press enter.

13. Restart the computer
NOTE: This will disable the administrator account.

14. Now, Boot to winRE again, and click on the Command Prompt option.



15. Type the following commands and press enter after each one:

• C:
• CD Windows\system32
• ren magnify.exe cmd.old
• ren cmd.exe magnify.exe
• ren cmd.old cmd.exe
• exit

16. Restart the computer – system logs on to the User account without asking for password provided there is only one user account.